Autonomo Spain
Autonomo Spain shares five years of experience with tax guides, tools, services, and clear explanations for freelancers in Spain.
Hi, I’m Adrienne. I’ve been autónoma in Spain for many years, and in this website I’ve put together some of what I’ve learned — and what I wish I’d known or had easy access to when I was starting out. More about me.
Over the years, I’ve worked with all sorts of clients in Spain, Europe and across the world and taken on all kinds of projects during my rather adventurous journey as an autónomo in Spain. Alongside the actual work, I’ve had to learn the ins and outs of the bureaucracy, work with tax deadlines, tracking revenue and expenses, even redoing an invoice or two because I got the format or VAT wrong.
It’s been a massive learning curve, but now I feel like I know what I’m doing, and I thought some of what I’ve picked up might be helpful to you too. So I decided to write it all down.
Articles
What is autonomo / autónomo?
Autonomo is the category of employment for a freelancer or self-employed person in Spain.
Banks that collaborate with AEAT and Social Security
Banks that collaborate with AEAT and Seguridad Social are a essential to understand for your autonomo fees and tax payments will be processed.
What autónomo expenses claim be claimed?
Autónomo expenses can be claimed and deducted against your gross yearly income but they are strictly governed
What is cuota?
Cuota is one of the terms you’ll here all the time. It is basically the Spanish word for “social security payment” but here’s some more info…
What is a Spanish digital certificate?
A Spanish digital certificate is a tool that to access electronic services. Cl@ve and idCAT are alternatives that can also be used across official Spanish services.
What is IVA?
IVA stands is Spain’s Value Added Tax (VAT) that may need to include on your invoice
Prodigi: Hopes
Prodigi has manual order approval, EU-based partners, & WooCommerce integration — all pluses for a print-on-demand business based in the EU.
What is declaración de la renta?
The Declaración de la Renta is Spain’s yearly income tax form